大音希聲

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Chinese

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big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
sound; noise; news to hope; rare; infrequent
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds)
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
 
trad. (大音希聲)
simp. (大音希声)

Etymology

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From Tao Te Ching:

大器晚成大音希聲 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
大器晚成大音希声 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Tao Te Ching, 4th century BCE
Dà fāng wú yú; dà qì wǎn chéng; dà yīn xī shēng; dà xiàng wú xíng. [Pinyin]
Its largest square doth yet no corner show;
A vessel great, it is the slowest made;
Loud is its sound, but never word it said;
A semblance great, the shadow of a shade.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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大音希聲

  1. The greatest music has the faintest notes.